Press Releases
University of Freiburg Appoints New Honorary Professors
Andreas Barner and Gordon Crawford are commended for their outstanding work
Plant diversity up close and personal
Freiburg's botanical garden greenhouses are reopening May 15, 2017
Freiburg China talks 2017
“Heroes – in China and elsewhere” lecture series starts 18.05.2017 at the Historisches Kaufhaus Freiburg
Art History at the museum
Series of lectures by the Kunstwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft and the Kunstwissenschaftliches Institut starting 18.05.2017.
Funding Transfer for Research in the Upper Rhine
District president Bärbel Schäfer hands over the official Interreg funding approval for the large-scale research infrastructure project
What pictures reveal
Lecture series „Visual Culture and Anthropology – Perspectives in Archaeology“ starting May 15, 2017
Who swims where?
Researchers analyze data about the global distribution of sea animals and develop a Web app
Closing the Gate to Mitochondria
A team of researchers develops a new method that enables the identification of proteins imported into mitochondria
Carola Haas Receives Alfred Hauptmann Award
Best Research in Epileptology in the German-Speaking Region Is Honored at Trinational Conference
Maternal and paternal cooperation
Researchers disprove the assumption that parents conflict with one another during a plant’s embryonic development
Innovative Leader
University of Freiburg is ranked the most innovative university in Baden-Württemberg
Edmund Husserl's Grave to Remain in Günterstal
University of Freiburg's Husserl Archive agrees to maintain gravestone at traditional site
Researchers Discover a Potential New Target for Cancer Treatment
Inhibition of the enzyme RIOK1could stop the growth of tumors and the development of metastases
How Photosynthetic Cells Deal with a Lack of Iron
University of Freiburg researchers discover a small RNA molecule in cyanobacteria that affects metabolic acclimation.
Improving Control of Age-Related Obesity
Research results promise new approaches for prevention and treatment of the condition
Senate Issues Statement
Governing body rejects Baden-Württemberg's planned State University Tuition Law in its present form
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for Evi Zemanek
Literary researcher receives Germany’s most important prize for junior researchers
Strong at work
Researchers have developed instruments to strengthen psychological resilience in their joint project „Resilire“
Daniel Günther Wins Televised Duel against Torsten Albig
Researchers at the University of Freiburg evaluate the results of the debate ahead of state elections in Schleswig-Holstein